[NaughtyCalibur]

My friend let me borrow his PSP, and since he'll be going away for a while I'll get to hold on to it during this time. The only games he has are War of the Lions and Hot Shots Golf, so I went out today and bought two new games, one of which being DJ Max. So I get home and pop DJ Max into the PSP and notice that it needs to be charged. I guess the battery died on its own after just a few weeks of sitting on my dresser. Whatever. I hook up the adapter and then get ready for some rhythm game goodness, when suddenly it tells me I need to update the firmware. Okay. As I go to update the firmware it gives me this message about the battery being too low to update the firmware. Wow, really?

Even though I have it plugged directly into the power outlet I don't have enough power to update the firmware? Now I have to sit and wait for the thing to charge before I can even play my game. At this point I'm just glad I didn't buy one myself like I was going to. What a piece of shit.

[tass0]

It's just a safety precaution..

Besides, PSP homebrew > all

[slider]

Plus it doesn't have trophies.

Sucks.

I got Chains of Olympus today though so am gonna fire the little ol' bastard up again.

[Surfheart]

Your thread is complete garbage.

[jrricky]

Its not 'complete garbage'. But it is a little stupid that Sony did it that way though. I learned this first hand last year which pissed me off so bad cause I had to wait like an hour before I could play a game and by that point I already lost interest and started playing my DS.:lol

[itxaka]

Don't update the firmware yet!

Get a CFW for it, much better and with a lot of advantages!

[Grayman]

My friend let me borrow his PSP, and since he'll be going away for a while I'll get to hold on to it during this time. The only games he has are War of the Lions and Hot Shots Golf, so I went out today and bought two new games, one of which being DJ Max. So I get home and pop DJ Max into the PSP and notice that it needs to be charged. I guess the battery died on its own after just a few weeks of sitting on my dresser. Whatever. I hook up the adapter and then get ready for some rhythm game goodness, when suddenly it tells me I need to update the firmware. Okay. As I go to update the firmware it gives me this message about the battery being too low to update the firmware. Wow, really? Even though I have it plugged directly into the power outlet I don't have enough power to update the firmware? Now I have to sit and wait for the thing to charge before I can even play my game. At this point I'm just glad I didn't buy one myself like I was going to. What a piece of shit.

Would you rather brick the psp? Pretty dumbfuck thing to build an opinion on.

[Haunted]

Besides, PSP homebrew > all

I thought the newer models don't support homebrew?


edit: ah, OP's is an older one.

[DevilWillcry]

overreact much?

[WickedLaharl]

wow you're not too damn bright, are you?

[Defunkled]

An entire handheld is garbage because you can't update firmware when the battery is dead?

[fernoca]

Well known fact for quite some time (not the thread title, the fact that the battery needs a good amount of charge to update the firmware)...

[neojubei]

My friend let me borrow his PSP, and since he'll be going away for a while I'll get to hold on to it during this time. The only games he has are War of the Lions and Hot Shots Golf, so I went out today and bought two new games, one of which being DJ Max. So I get home and pop DJ Max into the PSP and notice that it needs to be charged. I guess the battery died on its own after just a few weeks of sitting on my dresser. Whatever. I hook up the adapter and then get ready for some rhythm game goodness, when suddenly it tells me I need to update the firmware. Okay. As I go to update the firmware it gives me this message about the battery being too low to update the firmware. Wow, really? Even though I have it plugged directly into the power outlet I don't have enough power to update the firmware? Now I have to sit and wait for the thing to charge before I can even play my game. At this point I'm just glad I didn't buy one myself like I was going to. What a piece of shit.

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[belvedere]

I guess the battery died on its own after just a few weeks of sitting on my dresser.

Seriously?

As I go to update the firmware it gives me this message about the battery being too low to update the firmware. Wow, really?

Well, seeing how bent out of shape you got over something as trivial as charging a battery, I can only imagine how you'd have reacted if your PSP bricked after it powered down due to the battery dying in the middle of a firmware update.

That's why you need sufficient battery power.

[alr1ght]

you would just bitch that it bricked when updating the firmware.

[Augemitbutter]

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[McBacon]

If you took out the power cable, and the PSP died during a firmware update, the console could be damaged.

Sony implemented this feature so dumb fucks like you can't break their friend's system.

[jett]

Yes, the PSP having a safety measure so that the average dumbfuck doesn't break it makes it complete garbage.

[warthog]

lol, just lol

[fortified_concept]

Plus it doesn't have trophies. Sucks.

No co-op either.

[UntoldDreams]

...
The battery charge requirement is a safety precaution.

If you say, stupidly unplugged it during the update it would brick the device without battery reserve.

Then you would be so upset you might create a post on NeoGAF saying something like "The PSP is complete garbage"...

Oh wait a second... You've already done that!

[Proc]

give your friend back his psp now.

[Stumpokapow]

your complaints are really dumb

[Fuu]

Unnecessarily inflammatory thread titles always makes everything better!

[BravoSuperStar]

I just can't get past the fact War of the Lions and Hot Shots Golf were not enough. Those are pretty much my two favorite games for the system.

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

So because you can't play it for an hour maybe the entire system is shit? Cmon dude, thats just silly.

[NaughtyCalibur]

Well, seeing how bent out of shape you got over something as trivial as charging a battery, I can only imagine how you'd have reacted if your PSP bricked after it powered down due to the battery dying in the middle of a firmware update. That's why you need sufficient battery power.

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

[Diablohead]

No co-op either.

Phantasy star?

I was once going to buy a psp but only because I wanted to softmod it, over a year later I still not decided to buy one.

[crops55]

So you haven't even played any games yet? Way to draw an accurate conclusion. You should no longer be able to make threads here.

[Proc]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

uhoh

[anddo0]

Attention whore much?

[DMeisterJ]

Why wasn't the PSP charged in the first place? I mean, if you're not playing it, it should be plugged up to a charger. I never get how people can't do a FW update, or don't keep up to date on them. They're always announced on the blog, and it's been that way for a while. The last update was before Christmas, so that means you haven't turned it on since pre-christmas yet it's Sony's fault that you need to update it? It should have already been charged, and you should have checked to see the firmware, and if there was a new one out.

Not to rail on the OP, but this way of thinking is very weird. If you don't turn on any system for a month or two, do you expect the system to be fully updated? They come out all the time and we must constantly update. This isn't a problem if you regularly take a minute (literally) to check for the newest update.

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

Any console can be rendered useless during a FW update. Unplug your PS3, 360 or Wii during an update and see if it still works.

[LiquidMetal14]

Special thread here.

[fortified_concept]

Phantasy star?

You need two PSPs for that, it's obviously a ploy from Sony to force us to buy more PSPs. I want co-op on one PSP.

[Dwayne]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

lol. Pretty sure this is true with all systems.

[Ninja Kn1ght]

The OP is right, I never had to charge my DS before updating the firmware with cool new features.

[BlazingDarkness]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

:lol

[Graphics Horse]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

The battery check was actually added in an early firmware update because of people bricking their PSPs.
I've no idea why it needs to be so high though.

The OP is right, I never had to charge my DS before updating the firmware with cool new features.

Wait for DSi. (maybe)

[Classic_Gs]

Your thread is complete garbage.

This.

[dallow_bg]

Your friend should thank Sony for not allowing you to possibly brick his PSP.

[Crisis]

[jonnybryce]

My friend let me borrow his PSP, and since he'll be going away for a while I'll get to hold on to it during this time. The only games he has are War of the Lions and Hot Shots Golf, so I went out today and bought two new games, one of which being DJ Max. So I get home and pop DJ Max into the PSP and notice that it needs to be charged. I guess the battery died on its own after just a few weeks of sitting on my dresser. Whatever. I hook up the adapter and then get ready for some rhythm game goodness, when suddenly it tells me I need to update the firmware. Okay. As I go to update the firmware it gives me this message about the battery being too low to update the firmware. Wow, really? Even though I have it plugged directly into the power outlet I don't have enough power to update the firmware? Now I have to sit and wait for the thing to charge before I can even play my game. At this point I'm just glad I didn't buy one myself like I was going to. What a piece of shit.

So what happens if you have a power outage and your PSP doesn't make it through the fw installation? It will be left without an OS, and will be bricked. Sony would then get thousands of calls from people this happens to, having to receive, fix and resend the PSPs to the original owners.

Or, require the PSP has some juice. A safety precaution. Boo hoo.

[alr1ght]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

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[itxaka]

Any console can be rendered useless during a FW update. Unplug your PS3, 360 or Wii during an update and see if it still works.

IIRC the ps3 does not dies. I remember seeing some youtube videos of a guy proving it and the ps3 just booted normally.

[UntoldDreams]

I refuse to believe you are this obtuse.

You must be seeking a tag is the only logical conclusion.

[belvedere]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

Any device, console or not, can be rendered useless in the act of completely rewriting it's core operating language.

[kodt]

Reminds me of those old you tube videos:

"The DS is a piece of trash, it's also a piece of garbage"

[YYZ]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

self-ownage at its finest.


True for any firmware in pretty much every electronic device that has a firmware if the update process is interrupted.

[Stumpokapow]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

oh and the reason why the battery was dead is because either you or your friend were dumb enough to leave it in sleep mode instead of actually turning it off.

[Philthy]

I can't believe this thread exists.

[WickedLaharl]

That the console can be rendered completely useless during a routine firmware update only enforces my point that it's a piece of shit.

wow you're not too damn bright, are you?

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